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PilotBound estimate · Apopka, FL · Checked August 12, 2026

What flight training at First Landings Aviation costs

Website firstlandings.com

Section 1Cost estimate

Your plan

Estimate cost to reach

Flying

Sold mainly as a time-building aircraft; a 50+ hour block goes as low as $69/hr.

PilotBound estimate · Private

Examiner data

Cost of your Private at First Landings Aviation

$20,205

range $17.4K – $23K · about 6 months at 2×/week

Priced on First Landings's published rates: Piper PA-28 at $184/hr + $79/hr instruction, checked August 12, 2026.

Against a minimums quote

at the FAA legal minimums$12,263
at the hours students actually take$20,205

+$7,942 on First Landings's own rates. Quotes usually price the 40-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.

Where it goes

$17.4K – $23K
Aircraft rental$13,248
Instruction$4,582
One-time costs$2,375
Aircraft + instruction$17,830
72 hrs in Piper PA-28 @ $184/hr + 58 dual @ $79/hr

One-time fees ($2,375)

  • Knowledge (written) test$175
  • Checkride / DPE fee$800
  • Medical certificate$150
  • Headset$700
  • Ground school / test prep$300
  • Books, charts & supplies$250
Hours at a steady pace72 hrs

Examiner records (DPE dataset).

The hourly flying is priced on First Landings Aviation's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not First Landings Aviation's prices, and several are set by third parties.

Estimates use PilotBound's own completion-hours model, examiner-completion data where it exists and FAA minimums where it does not, applied to each school's published rates. They are PilotBound estimates, not the school's quote, and will differ from a school's own figures. Full methodology and sources →

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Section 2The rate card

What First Landings publishes

checked August 12, 2026
Piper PA-28Sold mainly as a time-building aircraft; a 50+ hour block goes as low as $69/hr.$184/hr wet
Piper 100iThe primary training aircraft. Bravo Buster rate $209/hr.$235/hr wet
Tecnam P2006T (twin)Multi-engine trainer and time builder. Bravo Buster rate $319/hr.$345/hr wet
Instructionstandard $79/hr · instrument instruction $89/hr · commercial instruction $89/hr · multi-engine instruction $99/hr$79 – $99/hr

Rates are wet. Every aircraft has a lower "Bravo Buster" rate (Piper 100i $209, Tecnam $319) whose conditions the site does not spell out, so this estimate uses the standard rates. The Piper PA-28 is sold as a time-building aircraft with a separate as-low-as $69/hr rate on 50+ hour blocks, which is not a training rate. Multi instruction is $99/hr against $79 primary and $89 advanced. The school is SEVIS-approved and issues M-1 visas.

The examiner's checkride fee is not on this card: the examiner sets it, not the school. The estimate above includes PilotBound's own figure for it. First Landings trains under both parts, and the estimate above is built on Part 61 hours.

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Section 4Add to my plan

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Section 5What to ask

What to ask when you call

What turns an hourly rate into a real bill.

  1. What gets billed on top of the hourly rates, and roughly how much per hour does it add?

    The site notes extras beyond the hourly figures. Ask for the all-in number per hour, not the base rate.

  2. Which instructor rate applies to each rating I plan to do, and does the higher tier start on day one of that rating?

    This school prices some instruction above its primary rate. Knowing when the step-up starts keeps the later ratings from surprising you.

  3. Do you offer block rates or prepay discounts, and what is the refund policy if I stop partway?

    Block discounts are common and rarely published. The refund terms matter more than the discount.

  4. What do you charge for the written test, the checkride, and the examiner's fee?

    The DPE fee alone runs $800 to $1,200 in most of the country and is almost never in a quoted hourly rate.

  5. How many trainers and how many full-time instructors do you have right now?

    Availability decides your pace, and pace decides your total more than the hourly rate does.

Section 6Questions

How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at First Landings Aviation?
First Landings Aviation publishes $184 per hour for the Piper PA-28 and $79 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 12, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $20,205, in a range of $17,400 to $23,000. That covers roughly 72 hours of flying and instruction plus the one-time fees most quotes leave out, including the written test, the examiner's checkride fee, a medical, and study materials. It is a PilotBound estimate built on the school's published rates, not a quote from First Landings Aviation.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at First Landings Aviation?
Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at First Landings Aviation to reach the private pilot checkride, at roughly 72 hours. Pace is the single biggest variable: flying once a week typically stretches the timeline and raises the total, because time between lessons gets spent re-learning. Weather, aircraft availability, and instructor turnover all push the same direction.
Is First Landings Aviation a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
First Landings Aviation trains under both Part 61 and Part 141, so you can pick the structured FAA-approved course or the flexible path. Part 141 is the one that matters for VA benefits and for the lower paper minimum on the private certificate; Part 61 is the one that bends around a full-time job.
Do First Landings Aviation's aircraft rates include fuel?
First Landings Aviation publishes $184 per hour for the Piper PA-28, a wet rate, so fuel is included in the hourly figure. A wet rate is the easier one to compare, because the number you see is the number you fly on. Rates checked August 12, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at First Landings Aviation?
First Landings Aviation trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL), Flight Instructor and Multi-Engine Instructor. Instruction runs $79 to $99 per hour depending on the rating and the aircraft, since advanced and type-specific instruction is priced above the standard rate. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on First Landings Aviation's own published rates.

Section 7Sources

Estimates use First Landings Aviation's published Piper PA-28 and instructor rates (checked August 12, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. A range, not a quote.

PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by First Landings Aviation. School names are used only to identify the school. Estimates use PilotBound's own completion-hours model, examiner-completion data where it exists and FAA minimums where it does not, applied to each school's published rates. They are PilotBound estimates, not the school's quote, and will differ from a school's own figures. Disclaimer & removal policy.

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